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Mandrill

Mandrill Meaning & Definition
Mandrill Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Mandrill?

[n] baboon of west Africa with red and blue muzzle and hindquarters

Synonyms | Synonyms for Mandrill: Mandrillus sphinx

Related Terms | Find terms related to Mandrill:

See Also | baboon | genus Mandrillus | Mandrillus

Mandrill In Webster's Dictionary

\Man"drill\, n. [Cf. F. mandrille, Sp. mandril, It. mandrillo; prob. the native name in Africa. Cf. {Drill} an ape.] (Zo["o]l.) a large West African baboon ({Cynocephalus, or Papio, mormon}). The adult male has, on the sides of the nose, large, naked, grooved swellings, conspicuously striped with blue and red.

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